ܓܠܝܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܠ ܐ (g l ˀ)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܓܵܠܹܐ (gālē, “to reveal”); the usage as a proper noun is derived from Classical Syriac, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Αποκάλυψις (Apokálupsis).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ • (gilyānā) m (plural ܓܸܠܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gilyānē))

  1. revelation
  2. appearance, apparition, manifestation

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܸܠܝܵܢܝܼ (gilyānī) ܓܸܠܝܵܢܲܢ (gilyānan)
construct ܓܸܠܝܵܢ (gilyān) 2nd person ܓܸܠܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (gilyānūḵ) ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gilyānāḵ) ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gilyānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ (gilyānā) 3rd person ܓܸܠܝܵܢܹܗ (gilyānēh) ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (gilyānāh) ܓܸܠܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (gilyānhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܸܠܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (gilyānī) ܓܸܠܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (gilyānan)
construct ܓܸܠܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (gilyānay) 2nd person ܓܸܠܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gilyānūḵ) ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gilyānāḵ) ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gilyānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܸܠܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gilyānē) 3rd person ܓܸܠܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gilyānūh) ܓܸܠܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gilyānōh) ܓܸܠܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gilyānhōn)

Proper noun

ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ • (gilyānā) m

  1. (biblical) the Apocalypse
  2. (biblical) Revelation (final book of the New Testament of the Bible)
    • Revelation 1:1
      ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܵܡ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܡܲܕܘܼܥܹܐ ܠܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܝܼ ܒܲܥܓ݂ܲܠ، ܘܡܘܼܕܸܥ ܠܹܗ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܫܲܕܘܼܪܹܗ ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹܗ ܠܟܸܣ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹܗ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ،
      gilyānā d-īšōˁ mšīḥā, awa d-qām yāḇēl lēh allāhā l-madūˁē l-ˁaḇdūh mindīyānē d-wālē d-hāwī baˁḡal, w-mūdiˁ lēh āhā kad šadūrēh mallaˀḵēh l-kis ˁaḇdēh yōḥannān,
      The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,
  3. (Christianity) the feast of the Transfiguration
  4. a male given name
  5. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܠ-ܐ (ɡ-l-ʾ) related to revealing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܠܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܠܝܢܐ)

  1. revelation
  2. appearance, apparition, manifestation
  3. Apocalypse

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܠܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܠܝܢ 1st person ܓܠܝܢܝ ܓܠܝܢܢ
construct ܓܠܝܢ 2nd person ܓܠܝܢܟ ܓܠܝܢܟܝ ܓܠܝܢܟܘܢ ܓܠܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܠܝܢܐ 3rd person ܓܠܝܢܗ ܓܠܝܢܗ ܓܠܝܢܗܘܢ ܓܠܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܠܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܓܠܝܢܝ ܓܠܝܢܝܢ
construct ܓܠܝܢܝ 2nd person ܓܠܝܢܝܟ ܓܠܝܢܝܟܝ ܓܠܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܓܠܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܠܝܢܐ 3rd person ܓܠܝܢܘܗܝ ܓܠܝܢܝܗ ܓܠܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܓܠܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “glyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 48a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 71a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 237b
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